[security-alerts] FW: [SA23950] Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> TITLE:
> Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA23950
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/23950/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Extremely critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Microsoft Office 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/24/
> Microsoft Word 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/2149/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word, which can be
> exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when parsing
> Word documents and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the
> user's system.
> 
> NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.
> 
> The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft Word 2000. Other versions
> may also be affected.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Do not open untrusted Office documents.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Discovered as a 0-day.
> 
> OTHER REFERENCES:
> Symantec:
> http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=20
> 07-011813-0435-99&tabid=1
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